STCC Round 8 (18/19 August): Gelleråsen

[Jimmy Magnusson]

STCC rolls on with the 8th round of the championship at Gelleråsen. Race is at 15:00 and live audio (swedish) and timing is avalible at www.stcc.se.

[Jimmy Magnusson]

Qualifying - Top 8 to Super Pole

1. Fredrik Ekblom / BMW 320si / BMW West Coast Racing 1:07.470
2. Tommy Rustad / Opel Astra GTC / Opel Team Sweden 1:07.546
3. Robert Dahlgren / Volvo S60 / Volvo Green Racing - Polestar 1:07.582
4. Richard Göransson / BMW 320si / Flash Engineering 1:07.688
5. Tomas Engström / Honda Accord / Engström Motorsport 1:07.713
6. Jan Nilsson / BMW 320si / Flash Engineering 1:07.779
7. Nicklas Karlsson / Chevrolet Lacetti / Chevrolet Motorsport Sweden 1:07.802
8. Thed Björk / Audi A4 / Kristoffersson Motorsport 1:07.805
9. Robin Rudholm / BMW 320si / BMW West Coast Racing 1:07.827
10. Johan Stureson / Peugeot 407 / IPS Motorsport 1:07.925
11. Alex Storckenfeldt / Volvo S60 / Volvo Green Racing - Polestar 1:07.974
12. Frank Stippler / Audi A4 / Kristoffersson Motorsport 1:08.094
13. Mattias Andersson / Alfa Romeo 156 / MA GP 1:08.101
14. Tommy Kristoffersson / Audi A4 / Kristoffersson Motorsport 1:08.165
15. David Björk / BMW 320i / Team caWalli / 1:08.278
16. Roger Eriksson / BMW 320i / Nordic Fine Art - Picko Troberg Racing 1:08.543
17. Tobias Johansson / Mercedes C200 / MB Sport 1:08.568
18. Hans Simonsson / Mercedes C200 / MB Sport 1:08.854
19. Joakim Frid / Opel Astra Coupé / Team Euromaster 1:08.955
20. Tobias Tegelby / BMW 320i / Tysslinge Racing 1:09.130
21. Fredrik Lestrup / BMW 320i / Nordic Fine Art - Picko Troberg Racing 1:09.370
22. Viktor Huggare / BMW 320i / Huggare Racing 1:09.707
23. Ronnie Brandt / Volvo S60 / Mälarpower 1:11.627

[Jimmy Magnusson]

Superpole Results

1. Tomas Engström / Honda Accord / Engström Motorsport 1:07.300
2. Tommy Rustad / Opel Astra GTC / Opel Team Sweden 1:07.472
3. Robert Dahlgren / Volvo S60 / Volvo Green Racing - Polestar 1:07.721
4. Thed Björk / Audi A4 / Kristoffersson Motorsport 1:07.725
5. Richard Göransson / BMW 320si / Flash Engineering 1:07.788
6. Jan Nilsson / BMW 320si / Flash Engineering (Time dissapeared from screen)
7. Fredrik Ekblom / BMW 320si / BMW West Coast Racing 1:08.278
8. Nicklas Karlsson / Chevrolet Lacetti / Chevrolet Motorsport Sweden 1:08.308

Notes:
*Tommy Rustad will drop 10 places because of an engine change
*Björk's car seems to have failed post-qual inspection and will probably start 8th.

[FIRE]

Big boost for Opel thanks to the engine dispensation.

[Jimmy Magnusson]

BMW 1-2-3 after Engstöm's car broke while in the lead with a few laps to go and Dahlgren got punted off by Nilsson while in 3rd.

1. Göransson / BMW 320si / Flash Engineering
2. Ekblom / BMW 320si / West Coast Racing
3. Rudholm / BMW 320si / West Coast Racing
4. T. Björk / Audi A4 / KMS
5. Dahlgren / Volvo S60 / Polestar Racing
6. Andersson / Alfa Romeo 156 / MA GP
7. D. Björk / BMW 320i / CaWalli
8. Stippler / Audi A4 / KMS

Championship standings:
1. Ekblom 49
2. Göransson 43
3. Dahlgren 39
4. T. Björk 35
5. Rudholm 29
6. Nilsson 27
7. Stippler 20
8. Engström 16

[PorscheFanNo1]

Thats such a shame, Engström just cant get a break! That team deserves a win, they have the pace to be in top 5 in ever race.

[JMeissner]

Dahlgren is upset:

Janne "Flash" Nilsson was another driver with a dark weekend. The BMW-driver was fifth when something broke in the drive train and he was forced to limp in to the pits and retire. Someone that might have been glad then was Robert Dahlgren who was very upset with Nilsson. The two had a hard fight and Nilsson muscled past in a decisive manouvre.
"It was incredibly ugly, if I get the chance I will get even. I understand that we are in the closing stages of the championship, but what he did was just aweful. If I had any respect for him, I lost it now," said a very angry Dahlgren

The Flash Engineering driver was quick to reply:
"We made contact. It was hard, but who has said that hard is unfair. Dahlgren defended his position on the straight and eventually you have to get rough. We went along side each other in to the next corner and then I passed. STCC is a hard sport, Robert knows this, he just got a little updated on the subject," said Nilsson.

Once again Dahlgren replied:
"If you can't accept the fact that you don't have the space you have to wait. He should have the routine, but apparently not the talent to do it and then he have to hit others," said Dahlgren.

[Alex K]

But truly really big things were happening in Carrera Cup Scandinavia. Bloke who drove 996 car, against the armada of 997s (disadvantage of 0.6-1.9 sec. every lap) drove really good race to finish the first one in the second position. Tony Rickardsson has shown he is capable of fighting for top positions and Danielsson is fresh from his divorse with Elk Motorsport.

Congrat's to hard working chas in STCC. This championship looks to finish on the last lap of the last race of championship. This time it was Goransson next time? Who knows? Flash deserved that win, the end of the series will be spicier now with four drivers fighting for crown.

I wish I was Swedish resident, and have more time. STCC is great.